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Re: How are straight truck drivers driving for fleet owners doing mileage/income wise Thanks all for your response. Lol...thats the trick, how do I know which owners are good? how do you know they arn't telling you just what you want to hear? Thats why I'm torn between buying a van or...

LOl...just don't use the VA's in Illinois. Unfortunately thay have a bad rep for spending little as possible on vets. Poor treatment. Private medical/health insurance is so freaking expensive. It would be nice to have. Curious if people have it or how much they are paying for it.

Hey Brisco, thanks for taking the time to respond to my post. Can understand why you would feel that way, but it's not so much the security of the weekly paycheck but security of getting that check owed to you. Just seems easier for an individual guy to not pay you, not maintain the truck...

Curious about how many of you have med/health insurance? If you do, how good is the coverage? costs? Do the expediting companies offer good discounts on the insurance they offer?

Have another post on here asking about expediting companies that hire company drivers, but how are straight truck drivers driving for fleet owners doing? I know driving someone elses van is not a good idea from what I read, but what about straight truck? I'm torn between buying a van or...

Are there any expediting companies that employ company drivers? How about OTR companies that use straight trucks (company drivers)? I would feel better working for a company as opposed to being at the mercy of an individual owner as far as truck maintenance is concerned, secure in receiving my...

I wont be buying or leasing a truck, I'll be driving for an O/O. These are questions I never had to deal with since I drove a company truck locally. I am asking because I want to save money where I can by avoiding idling,etc...., Thats why I am starting by driving for an o/o. I sincerely...

Thanks for the info.

Thanks, I thought I had read in a post somewhere it was a gallon every hour, I couldn't find the post though. Defenitely sounds like an APU is worth the cost. Just a ballpark, what is the cost for an average APU on a straight truck?

Quick question, how much fuel per hour is used when idling a straight truck? I know it depends on the truck, if its in good condition, but I'm just looking for general ballpark numbers. Thanks.

I apologize, I wasn't implying that I didn't consider straight truck drivers real truck drivers, I was doing it more in asking if thats how T/T drivers see the straight truck drivers as? Thats why I was wondering if they get pissed if we are in one of thoose slots because they don't see us as a...

Thanks for all the info and your time. Your right, questions I should ask my O/O. It sounds like having an APU on board is the difference between night and day.

Right now with my local driving job, alot of these issues I never had to deal with, so here are my questions? I' ll be starting expedite driving in a straight truck for an o/o hopefully in about a week. I'm trying to plan to idle as least as possible to save on the gas. I read on this site...

Hey thanks, Thats what I kind of figured, its easier for us to improvise a space than a T/T. Not that I don't consider us real truckers, I just kind of feel for them looking for space where there are more thrucks than spaces, its not like they can improvise as easily.

So here is maybe a weird question. I know parking can be tough for tractor trailers to find at truck stops, so as a straight truck do they get somewhat pi**** because you are parking in a spot they could use. Do they see us as not real truckers because its a straight truck? or is there...